NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — What started as a single folding table stocked with donated supplies has grown into a broader effort reaching communities across Kentucky. Now, that effort has expanded into Jessamine County.
The Jessamine County Homeless Coalition, located at 218 E. Maple St. in Nicholasville, recently partnered with Period Y’all to launch the county’s first Period Pantry, offering free menstrual products to anyone in need.
Period Y’all was founded in 2022 by Skylar Davis, a Kentucky native who set out to address period poverty — a lack of access to menstrual products that often goes unrecognized. Davis began distributing supplies through a local food pantry, providing not only products but also access, education and awareness…